Colapinto's historic weekend in Canada: sixth after Sprint fightback

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·24 May 2026

Colapinto's historic weekend in Canada: sixth after Sprint fightback

Franco Colapinto finished in sixth place with his Alpine after starting from 10th on the grid in Montreal. The race was marked by the retirements of George Russell and Lando Norris, which paved the way for a comfortable victory for the championship leader, Italian driver Kimi Antonelli.

Saturday: Sprint Race

Colapinto started from 13th place on used medium tires from qualifying (4 to 5 laps of running), while his direct rivals used new compounds.

Laps 1 and 2: He overtook two rivals to move up to 11th.
Lap 3: He passed Carlos Sainz Jr.’s Williams to take 10th.
Progress: He climbed to 9th after Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) retired with mechanical issues.
Finish: He crossed the checkered flag in 9th place at the end of the 23 laps (the regulation 100 km), less than two seconds behind Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls), finishing just short of the points. His teammate, Pierre Gasly, finished 20th after starting from the pit lane. The Sprint was won by George Russell (Mercedes), followed by Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes).

Sunday: Main Race (70 Laps)

The race had already lost Arvid Lindblad before the start due to gearbox issues, which led to a triple formation lap in 12-degree temperatures with rain threatening.

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Start: Lando Norris (McLaren) took the lead, followed by Antonelli and Russell. Colapinto started 10th.
Lap 7: Russell passed Norris to take the lead. Colapinto moved up to 7th after Alexander Albon (Williams) retired following a collision with Piastri and the early pit stops by the McLarens, who got the strategy wrong by switching to intermediate wet tires.
Lap 30: George Russell retired due to a sudden engine shutdown in his Mercedes. The Safety Car came out and Colapinto pitted to switch to hard tires.
Lap 41: Lando Norris retired with a gearbox failure. Colapinto inherited 6th place.
Lap 51: Antonelli was leading comfortably; Hadjar (Red Bull) was handed a 10-second penalty for an incident with Charles Leclerc. Colapinto consolidated 6th place, 18 seconds behind Liam Lawson.
Finish: Victory for Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes). Franco Colapinto finished 6th and scored 8 points for the championship.